07-21-2021, 02:43 PM | #1 |
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Kindle DX refuses to accept update from 2.1.1 to 2.5.8
Hi, I've recently gotten a hold of a Kindle DX B004 from a Goodwill in my area, and I noticed that the firmware wasn't up to date, so i went through the usual steps of placing the update from Amazon's update page - named "Update_kindle_2.5.8_B004.bin" - in the root of the Kindle. However, no matter what I have tried, even after factory resetting it and things like that, the "Update Your Kindle" option in the Menu remains greyed out. Is there anything that I can do to remedy this? This is my first post here, and I'd really appreciate any help you smart people would have for me.
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07-21-2021, 03:48 PM | #2 |
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There may be incremental updates that need to be applied first. Also, there were 2 versions of the DX, so you must use the correct bin files.
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07-21-2021, 04:06 PM | #3 |
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I selected the .bin that goes with my serial number B004, and there aren't any others that would match, so I don't think that's the issue.
I also had an idea that the incremental updates would be an issue, but I did some searching and could not come up with any .bins that are anywhere between v2.1.1 and v2.5.8. Is there any kind of archive for these .bins somewhere here on MobileRead? |
07-21-2021, 04:27 PM | #4 |
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Amazon used to have the incremental updates on the site...not sure why they removed them. I'm sure the age of the K2's are mostly the reason. The DX runs the same as the K2s.
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07-21-2021, 07:18 PM | #5 |
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They may run similar firmware, but are the .bins interchangeable? And is there any place I can start looking, like some kind of archive, to find these files?
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For newer kindles, older firmwares can be downloaded by editing the firmware number portion of the URL for the latest version. Maybe that works for the DX if you can find out what the older firmware versions are. Looking at old DX threads on mobileread would be a good place to start. |
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07-21-2021, 07:32 PM | #7 |
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I was just on the Amazon site and check all of the information for the DX has been removed. And knowing the Kindles you can’t use a firmware update from any other Kindle devices. The Kindles are programmed to only work with the exact firmware it was designed to use. There isn’t anyway that I know of to trick the Kindles to use any other .bin
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07-21-2021, 08:38 PM | #9 |
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I didn't mean the bins were interchangeable, they are device specific. But the DX did run the same os, basically it was a large K2.
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07-21-2021, 11:34 PM | #10 |
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I couldn't find any archived incremental updates with the method of changing the firmware versions in the URL, and was also not able to find anything on Mobileread that would allow me to grab a bin.
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You can only install the bin for the model, and only a later one.
The DXG (B009) is actually the DX with an upgraded display, so though it came out after the 3rd Gen Kindle Keyboard it can only use the dumber 2.5.8 I don't know why there is no incremental update for the DX and DXG listed yet there is for the KK2, basically similar but a different display. Current link on 2012-07-21 https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/custo...MQC26VQQMM8XSW Quote:
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07-22-2021, 09:10 AM | #12 |
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Ah this works! I looked at link for 2.3 for B002
https://s3.amazonaws.com/G7G_Firmwar...e_2.3_B002.bin And I edited it to this https://s3.amazonaws.com/G7G_Firmwar...e_2.3_B004.bin The B005 and B009 versions don't work |
07-22-2021, 09:17 AM | #13 |
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Can't find B005 and B009
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07-22-2021, 11:24 AM | #14 |
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When I was cycling through changing the version in the URL, i put 2.3.0 instead of just 2.3. Thank you for finding this firmware for me, it worked and updated perfectly to 2.3 and then 2.5.8.
Thank you all for your help! |
07-22-2021, 01:41 PM | #15 |
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